Maria "Mica" Salazar Istre
"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”
– C.G. Jung
As a Licensed Professional Counselor and CEO of Tree of Life Consulting and Counseling, I believe in this mantra to the fullest. I am driven by helping people overcome the obstacles, traumas, and patterns that continue to hold them back from living life to the fullest. I have dedicated my time as a counselor to serving the highly marginalized and systemically oppressed in various clinical settings. As a Las Vegas native and child of immigrant parents, I’m passionate about bridging the gap for ethnic and linguistic minorities in the Acadiana Area. As a former military spouse, I know firsthand the struggles of military, veterans, and first responders. I have received over 300 hours of trauma training throughout my years as a counselor and approach counseling through a trauma-informed lens. It is this passion that led me to open Tree of Life Counseling and Consulting, the only multiculturally focused group counseling practice in the region.​
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Overview
Qualifications: Master’s of Science-Counselor Education at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Licensed Professional Counselor serving Louisiana, Georgia, Texas and Florida. EMDR Certified Therapist and Consultant-in-Training (CIT) by EDMRIA .Certified First Responder Counselor (CFRC). National Certified Counselor (NCC).
Specializing in: Individual Counseling for Adults (18+), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), Trauma Resolution Therapy (TRT), Trauma recovery (PTSD and Complex Trauma) for events such as sexual assault, childhood abuse, race-based trauma, and combat trauma, Christian Counseling, Spiritual Direction, Multiculutural focused therapy
​Accepting: Mica is licensed in Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, and Florida. She accepts BCBS, Aetna, UHC, UMR, Optum, and Humana private/ commercial insurance. The team does not accept Medicaid. ​
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EMDR Consultation: As a CIT, I can offer 15 of your 20 hours required for EMDR Certification at a discounted rate. You must have completed an EMDR training approved by EMDRIA. If you are interested in an initial phone consultation please email me.
